title: Site-selectivity of protonation in gaseous toluene.
abstract: The favoured protonation sites leading to isomeric toluenium ions have been assayed, envisaging the mildest possible route for proton transfer to naked toluene.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma La Sapienza, P. le A. Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chiavarino
authors.forename: Maria Elisa
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Crestoni
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Di Rienzo
authors.forename: Simonetta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fornarini
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lanucara
mesh_terms: D003903:Deuterium / Q000737:chemistry; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011522:Protons; D012015:Reference Standards; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D011522:Protons; D014867:Water; D014050:Toluene; D006859:Hydrogen; D003903:Deuterium